Suspect arrested after professor shot, killed at College of Arizona – FOX13 Information Memphis

TUCSON, Ariz. — A person has been arrested after a professor was shot and killed Wednesday on the College of Arizona situated in Tucson.

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In accordance with KSAZ, the College of Arizona Police Division, in a information convention, mentioned a capturing occurred round 2 p.m. Wednesday on campus on the Harshbarger, the place the Division of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences is housed.

UArizona police mentioned the sufferer was taken to a hospital the place they later died, in accordance with KSAZ. KSAZ recognized the sufferer as a professor on the college.

The suspect was described as being a 35-year-old man with a darkish complexion and brief brown hair, in accordance with KOLD. He was about 5 ft, eight inches tall and wore a blue baseball cap with a dark-colored backpack.

In accordance with KSAZ, UArizona police mentioned the suspect was arrested throughout a site visitors cease close to Gila Bend simply after 5 p.m. The suspect was later recognized as Murad Dervish, 46.

In accordance with KNXV, Dervish was a former pupil at UArizona and was not allowed within the constructing, UArizona police mentioned. It was additionally reported {that a} workers member acknowledged Dervish and known as the police.

UArizona officials on Twitter mentioned that every one remaining in-person lessons on their essential campus have been canceled for the day following the capturing.

No additional data has been launched and the investigation is ongoing.

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